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The Peer Support In-Reach Service is a partnership between several local Minds. Senior Peer Support Workers and Peer Support Workers, who have direct lived experience of mental health issues, are working on in-patient wards in Croydon, Greenwich, Lambeth, Lewisham and Wandsworth to provide recovery-focused peer support to people as they leave hospital and journey towards living independently in the community.

We are seeking a Peer Support Worker who has personal lived experience of mental health challenges. You will act as a role model for service users, utilizing their own recovery journey to instil hope and resilience. By sharing your life experiences and the lessons learned throughout your recovery, you will motivate others.

The Peer Support Worker will collaborate with the multidisciplinary team within the unit, assisting in-patients in developing essential skills and coping mechanisms, while promoting overall wellness through strength based and non-directive conversations. You will provide both practical and emotional support, facilitating access to community resources to help individuals maintain their independence while ensuring their wellbeing.

You will promote and embed our principles and values in peer support, which include a person-centred approach based on individual goals and strengths, and sharing of experiences in a respectful and non-judgemental space that feels welcoming and safe.

Additionally, this role includes supporting service users after discharge in the community for up to 12 weeks, aiding them in fostering independence within their local community, connecting with various agencies, enhancing life skills, providing guidance related to employment or educational opportunities and improving their ability to manage challenges effectively to prevent re-admission.

This position requires building connections with service users through shared experiences of mental health challenges, making lived experience a crucial requirement for applicants.

Successful applicants will be expected to undergo an Enhanced Level Disclosure and Barring Service check.

Closing date: Sunday 22nd November (11:59pm)

Likely interview date: Wednesday 16th December

We encourage early applications as we reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high number of applications.

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